Coffee or Tea?

Although I do frequently enjoy cups of tea, if I could only have one hot beverage it would hands-down be coffee. It is definitely what gets me out of bed in the morning along with my cat, Weebles, who wants  an early morning cuddle followed by a treat.

Who inspired you to begin quilting?

Although I wanted nothing to do with quilting when my mom was alive (and as a teenager I complained loudly about stopping at another fabric store!), I appreciated the beautiful quilts she made. For a number of years I made glass mosaics, and I used to say that I quilted with glass. Somewhere around 2008 I took a class from Laurel Skye and learned to make tapestry mosaics. Her book, Mosaic Renaissance, is still available on Amazon. I have one of the mosaic mirrors I made in the kitchen, and yesterday I took it off the wall, cleaned it up a little bit, and covered the mirror with construction paper to be able to photograph it better. I’m sure you will agree there is definite similarity in quilts and this tapestry-style mosaic.

In 2014 a woman named Beverly became a therapist at the community mental health agency where I still work, and it didn’t take long before we started talking about our hobbies. When she said the words, “modern quilting,” my life was changed! I went home and searched online for modern quilting and was amazed at what I saw. Elizabeth Hartman patterns were some of my favorites from the get-go and they still are. Shortly after that, I signed up for a beginning quilting class in the evenings at the local quilt store, Thread Bear, and I was hooked!

What is one unusual item we would find in your quilting room?

Probably my Keurig coffee machine that sits on top of a small refrigerator/freezer that holds the half-and-half for my coffee along with overflow from the main fridge in the kitchen.

When you are not quilting, we’d find you . . ?

I wish I could say something more exciting, but you’d find me at work. I still work full-time supervising the behavioral health therapists at my agency. I need to work another 2 1/2 years before I retire. Thankfully I enjoy my work, and we have a great clinical team that supports each other.

Where do you find your quilting inspiration?

From so many amazing bloggers out there as well as on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. I generally read at least a few blogs daily and several times a week I look at posts on social media, but I try hard not to waste too much time on those sites. I’d rather sew instead!

Now It’s My Turn